15 Dec 2021

The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey

From Nights, 9:10 pm on 15 December 2021

We talk to author Julia Laite about her book The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey  - about how a sex worker in Edwardian London, once a photographer’s assistant from Wellington, who became a key witness in an historical sex trafficking trial.

Trafficker Antonio Carvelli arranged Lydia Harvey's passage from New Zealand to Buenos Aires. Photograph: Profile books

Trafficker Antonio Carvelli arranged Lydia Harvey's passage from New Zealand to Buenos Aires. Photograph: Profile books Photo: Profile books.